ReadMore – Review
By App Type: Uncategorized
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By: Navel Labs, Ltd
Version #: 1.0
Date Released: 2010-03-09
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Price: 1.99
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As a voracious reader, I find the reading log application called ReadMore very useful. Being a reading log of sorts, ReadMore maintains a record of your reading habits, a list of your currently-reading, read and to-be-read books, and other pieces of information that are relevant to the wonderful hobby of reading.
ReadMore has three main section, namely Reading Stack, Reading Log, and Help. The third section, Help, is fairly self-explanatory: it provides the user with a text and image-enhanced tutorial on how to properly use the app. It is essentially where the user can learn how to go about using the first and second main sections.
The Reading Stack shows a stack of books that you are currently reading or books that you plan to read. Adding a book to the stack is quite easy: simply tap the + button on top of the stack, enter the title and author of the book, and then the last page to read in the book, which will be used by the app to assess you reading progress later on. You can also type in a summary or other details about the book as well as choose a color and texture to distinguish a book from the other items in your stack.
Tapping on a book in your stack will bring you to the Book view, where data related to your reading of the book are shown, including the number of pages read on the current day, the number of pages left to read, and the number of pages read since you started reading the book. Information regarding your reading sessions are also shown.
Within the Book view, you can see a big green button labeled, “Begin Reading.” Pressing this button marks the start of a reading session, whereupon a new view is called up on the screen, that of a timer that will record your time as you read. A new reading session will automatically start at the page you left off, effectively serving as a bookmark, but you can change the page number if you happen to want to read a different place in the book by simply tapping on the “Start on Page” field above the timer. Below the timer are three buttons: one for Pause, one for Stop, and another for Notes. The Pause button of course pauses the reading session, so the timer is temporarily stopped while you attend to an interruption. Tapping the Stop button will end the current reading session, and you will be prompted to enter the last you read during the session. The Notes button enables you to write notes, a sort of electronic marginalia, as you read. This feature is particularly useful for users who write book reviews regularly.
Lastly, the Reading Log shows a sorted-by-month list of books you have archived upon finishing them. You can export this list, as well as the data contained within reading sessions, as a .csv file for reference.
Quick Take
Value:High.
Would I Buy Again:Yes.
Learning Curve:Low. The help section explains almost everything you need to know.
Who Is It For:Avid Readers and Book Bloggers.
What I Like:Percentage and graphical progress indicator. Note-taking and exporting capability. Timer still runs even when I quit the app to access other functions of the iPhone.
What I Don't Like:ometimes displays ?99? on the app?s currently-reading count badge when it should be displaying just ?1?.
Final Statement:Unless you?re a passionate reader who likes to see your reading habits assessed, ReadMore may not be very useful to you. But if you are, it will indeed push you to read more.
